Paradise : a new version of Sophocles' Philoctetes /
"Philoctetes lives in a cave on a desolate island: the wartime hero is now a wounded outcast. Stranded for ten years, he sees a chance of escape when a young soldier appears with tales of Philoctetes' past glories. But with hope comes suspicion - and, as an old enemy emerges, he is faced w...
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| Natura: | Libro |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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London :
Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan,
2021.
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| Riassunto: | "Philoctetes lives in a cave on a desolate island: the wartime hero is now a wounded outcast. Stranded for ten years, he sees a chance of escape when a young soldier appears with tales of Philoctetes' past glories. But with hope comes suspicion - and, as an old enemy emerges, he is faced with an even greater temptation: revenge. Kae Tempest is now widely acknowledged as a revolutionary force in contemporary British poetry, music and drama; they continue to expand the range of their work with a new version of Sophocles' Philoctetes in a bold new translation. Like Brand New Ancients before it, Paradise shows Tempest's gift for lending the old tales an immediate contemporary relevance - and will find this timeless story a wide new audience"--Publisher's description |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Opening: Olivier Theatre, 11 August 2021. On cover: National Theatre. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 137 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1529045266 9781529045260 |